Blume High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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I922 Retrospect 1922 0 v.'.v.v.v.v.'.v.v.v.'.v.v.'.'.v v.Y.v.v.'Av.v.v.v.v.'.v.v.'.v,.v.v.v.v,.,,,.'.v.v.,'.v.-.v.v.,,v.v.-,'.v.v.v.v.'.v.v.Jg-v.,-v-,-v-v-v-v-,-, :O sEN1oR CLASS PRoPHEcY 4 ........ ------- ---M -- - ----.---------- 0 g, e ...v -vv--v ,, New York City, March 8, 1934. Dearest Carol, XVe were very much surprised and pleased to find a personal letter among our daily stack of business letters. We were astonished to learn that Howard Zerkel, who had been star-gazing all of his life, had become a re- nowned astronomer, and was receiving much aid in his line from his wife, who was formerly Mary Rodehefferg also the great amount of attention which Rev. Vergil Mertz is receiving from his small congregation, which reminds meg Edward Musser is the pastor of our church with Gertrude Smith as his first organist and Anna Ruth Gebhart, director of the choir. Did we understand you to say that Kurt Mueller is the head physician at the Airdale hospital and Helen llice his head nurse? lly the way, we hear that Caroline Elshoff left for that hospital because of serious injuries she re- ceived in an automobile accident which occurred when she, Mary Holtcamp, Roy Bauer, and Richard Brading were hit by the 17 express on the B. Sz O. railroad. VVhile skimming the newspaper we noticed that Loren Stiener, a prom- inent lawyer, had just won his case on the Settlemire divorce suit. Mrs. Set- tlemire was formerly Lucile Schnell. Glancing down we saw in the want column that Albert lierlet, a wealthy farmer, had one of his largest farms for sale, advertised by Alfred Roediger, his superilnitendent of affairs. VYe wish you might have enjoyed the production of Seniorita Rilla with us, in which Thelma Tobias took the leading role supported by the fol- lowing: Norma Miley, Miriam Rable, Cienelle Schaffer, Charles Knost, Roan- ald Waltz and Melvin lilsass. We are very much interested in this as ,ou mentioned the fact that it was written by Helen Craft, produced by Vernon Swink and directed by liernard lfloutz and Rosemond Esser, and the scenery designed by Mary Smith and Roy Miller. Perhaps it would interest you to hear that Urdell Blankenbaker and Roy Craft are touring Europe with their wives Qformerly Mabel Brackney' and Margaret Darstj respectively. Isn't it wonderful to hear that one of our old class mates, namely Vergil Stewart, was elected president of the United States and we now hear that he has chosen Regina johnson as his Secretary of State. You know it was quite a coincidence that not long ago, out of mere curiosity, we visited a clair- voyant and he predicted that: he also told us that he could see Elizabeth Swink and Mabel Frische as missionaries to a foreign countryg Gerald Waltz, the owner of a large department store in Chicagog Marjorie Kentner, Ruth Klug and Mabel Coil as owners of a large beauty parlor in San Francisco, Luella Elsass and Helen Ilonnoront as school teachers in their home town, Marie Merkle and Marvin Boyer happily married and' residing in Botkinsg Howard Read was made superintendent and NVilibur Schwark, principal, Meta Schultz, Mary Stienecker and Adelia Stoll, teachers in old Blume Highg

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ISABELLA WHETSTONE Warm with smiles and blushes. I,sie has been with -us but one shcrt year, but in that time she has proven an excellent student and class- mute. RONALD WALTZ We're glad he came to town. Such a dignified Senior we don't very often see. Fate in the form of the Vifestern Ohio brought him to us last September. VERNON WEIMERT For he was musically inclined. Vernon is quiet but we know that he is here for we see him in the or- chestra. GERALD WALTZ A manly form. Gerald is interested in politics. He can answer almost any question on government which is put to him. HOWARD ZERKLE I'll leave big footprints on the sands of time. A Howard is little but mighty. His nickname is not a reflection on him because he can't help it that he is so short. CFD ' LOUELLA WHEELER Oh fairest of the rural maids. Johnny is what we call her. She joined us this year, too, and has won a place in our hearts which no other can ever fill.

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